Volume 16, Number 9—September 2010
Research
Cotton Rats and House Sparrows as Hosts for North and South American Strains of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus
Nicole C. Arrigo, A. Paige Adams, Douglas M. Watts, Patrick C. Newman, and Scott C. Weaver
Table 3
Comparisons of mean peak titers of eastern equine encephalitis virus between experimental cohorts*
| Virus |
Mean peak virus titer, log10 PFU/mL (± SEM) |
Between-cohort comparison, p value |
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| Juvenile cotton rats |
Mature cotton rats |
House sparrows |
Juvenile vs. mature rats |
Juvenile rats vs. house sparrows |
Mature rats vs. house sparrows |
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| FL93 (FL93-939) | 7.0 (0.3) | 4.5 (0.3) | 7.5 (0.4) | <0.001 | 0.271 | <0.001 | |
| PE70 (77U104) | 7.6 (0.2) | 5.1 (0.3) | 6.2 (0.5) | <0.001 | 0.026 | 0.036 | |
| CO92 (C49) | NT | 3.8 (0.8) | 4.9 (0.4) | NT | NT | NT | |
*Two-tailed p values determined by Student t test; p values <0.001 are not specified. Boldface indicates significant difference. NT, not tested.
